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Apple to Use 'Best OLED Panels on the Market' for Upcoming iPad Pro

Apple's upcoming iPad Pro models will feature "by far the best OLED tablet panels on the market," according to Display Supply Chain Consultants. Set to be announced on May 7, the ‌OLED‌ ‌iPad Pro‌ models will feature LTPO (a more power efficient form of ‌OLED‌), a 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate, and a tandem stack and glass thinning that will bring "ultra-thin and light displays" that support high brightness, extended battery life, and a long lifetime.

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As has been previously rumored, today's report suggests that the ‌iPad Pro‌ models will be available in 12.9-inch and 11.1-inch sizes, with both options to feature slimmed down bezels and a much thinner design. The 12.9-inch version, for example, will be over 1mm thinner than the current model.

There is a possibility that the 11.1-inch ‌iPad Pro‌ will be in short supply at launch because Apple has been dealing with light leakage issues that are not impacting the 12.9-inch model.

Along with the best ‌OLED‌ display on the market, the ‌iPad Pro‌ models could get Apple's next-generation AI-optimized M4 chip, and they are expected to ship alongside a new Apple Pencil and an updated version of the Magic Keyboard. Apple will also introduce new 10.9-inch and 12.9-inch LCD iPad Air models.

Apple plans to unveil the updated iPads on Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

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vertsix Avatar
30 months ago
Don't care.

Let us put macOS on it Apple. It's time.
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Kylo83 Avatar
30 months ago
The hardware isn’t the issue for the iPads it’s the software
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30 months ago

Don't care.

Let us put macOS on it Apple. It's time.
You do know they sell MacBooks right, for those who want to use macOS with portability?
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30 months ago
Well they are not going to use the 'worst' are they? and each year it will improve..
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30 months ago
Stop charging crazy money for storage upgrades.
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30 months ago

Don't care.

Let us put macOS on it Apple. It's time.
Maybe also give it a permanently attached keyboard and trackpad and call it a laptop?
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